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PECT Module 3 EXAM ALL 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIR YEAR
QUESTION: Which of the following behaviors by a child demonstrates an understanding go the
one-to-one correspondence?
a. placing blue and red balls in separate containers
b. identify objects in a room that come in pairs
c. counting a group of ten objects by touching each object while saying its number aloud
d. matching a puzzle piece with the number five to a puzzle piece with five apples on it -
ANSWER-c. counting a group of ten objects by touching each object while saying its number
aloud
QUESTION: A kindergarten teacher keeps a large calendar on the classroom wall. Each morning,
the teacher and the children discuss the weather, and the children decide whether they should
place a sun to a cloud on the calendar. Which of the following teacher-led activities would be
most effective and developmentally appropriate for integrating math into this science activity?
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a. creating a weather picture graph and updating it daily
b. asking the children to decide each morning whether it is sunnier or cloudier than the day
before
c. adding a yellow marble to a jar for every day it is sunny
d. recording the daily temperature and correlating it to cloudy and sunny days - ANSWER-a.
creating a weather picture graph and updating it daily
QUESTION: A pair of first-grade students uses a 2 1/2 inch block to measure the length of a
table. The students then use a 5 inch block to measure a different table of the same length.
They announce to the teacher that the first table is longer than the second table. The teacher
then measures the two tables with a ruler and shows the students that the two tables are the
same length. This situation could be most appropriately used for introducing the students to
which of the following mathematical concepts?
a. geometric shapes
b. standard units of measure
c. conservation of number
d. presenter and area - ANSWER-b. standard units of measure
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QUESTION: A teacher regularly utilizes peer tutoring in math. The teacher pairs students
according to skill level and makes sure that each of the students has a turn in the role of tutor.
Which of the following is likely to be most important benefit of incorporating this type of peer
support into instruction?
a. increasing students motivation to learn math content
b. prompting students to evaluate their math performance in relation to that of their
classmates
c. helping students develop efficient and effective study skills in math
d. accelerating the pace at which students are able to master math content - ANSWER-a.
increasing students motivation to learn math content
QUESTION: A first grade teacher who wants to promote students ability to communicate
mathematical ideas should emphasize which of the following teaching practices?
a. having students explain their problem-solving strategies orally as part of daily mathematical
activities
b. helping students create a personal dictionary of mathematical vocabulary
c. engaging students in the process of writing their own mathematical word problems
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d. providing students with opportunities to complete mathematical activities with a partner or
in a small group - ANSWER-a. having students explain their problem-solving strategies orally as
part of daily mathematical activities
QUESTION: Which of the following activities would be most appropriate to foster a fourth-
grade students skills in using mathematical language to communicate relationships and
concepts?
a. making a word problem for a classmate to solve that involves an application of the order of
operations
b. using flash cards to learn mathematical vocabulary and practice for a quiz
c. explaining why a procedure for multiplication works using place value and properties of
operations
d. reading and writing whole numbers up to one million in words and in number form -
ANSWER-c. explaining why a procedure for multiplication works using place value and
properties of operations
QUESTION: In alignment with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, elementary mathematics activities should:
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PECT Module 3 EXAM ALL 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIR YEAR
QUESTION: Which of the following behaviors by a child demonstrates an understanding go the
one-to-one correspondence?
a. placing blue and red balls in separate containers
b. identify objects in a room that come in pairs
c. counting a group of ten objects by touching each object while saying its number aloud
d. matching a puzzle piece with the number five to a puzzle piece with five apples on it -
ANSWER-c. counting a group of ten objects by touching each object while saying its number
aloud
QUESTION: A kindergarten teacher keeps a large calendar on the classroom wall. Each morning,
the teacher and the children discuss the weather, and the children decide whether they should
place a sun to a cloud on the calendar. Which of the following teacher-led activities would be
most effective and developmentally appropriate for integrating math into this science activity?
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a. creating a weather picture graph and updating it daily
b. asking the children to decide each morning whether it is sunnier or cloudier than the day
before
c. adding a yellow marble to a jar for every day it is sunny
d. recording the daily temperature and correlating it to cloudy and sunny days - ANSWER-a.
creating a weather picture graph and updating it daily
QUESTION: A pair of first-grade students uses a 2 1/2 inch block to measure the length of a
table. The students then use a 5 inch block to measure a different table of the same length.
They announce to the teacher that the first table is longer than the second table. The teacher
then measures the two tables with a ruler and shows the students that the two tables are the
same length. This situation could be most appropriately used for introducing the students to
which of the following mathematical concepts?
a. geometric shapes
b. standard units of measure
c. conservation of number
d. presenter and area - ANSWER-b. standard units of measure
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QUESTION: A teacher regularly utilizes peer tutoring in math. The teacher pairs students
according to skill level and makes sure that each of the students has a turn in the role of tutor.
Which of the following is likely to be most important benefit of incorporating this type of peer
support into instruction?
a. increasing students motivation to learn math content
b. prompting students to evaluate their math performance in relation to that of their
classmates
c. helping students develop efficient and effective study skills in math
d. accelerating the pace at which students are able to master math content - ANSWER-a.
increasing students motivation to learn math content
QUESTION: A first grade teacher who wants to promote students ability to communicate
mathematical ideas should emphasize which of the following teaching practices?
a. having students explain their problem-solving strategies orally as part of daily mathematical
activities
b. helping students create a personal dictionary of mathematical vocabulary
c. engaging students in the process of writing their own mathematical word problems
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d. providing students with opportunities to complete mathematical activities with a partner or
in a small group - ANSWER-a. having students explain their problem-solving strategies orally as
part of daily mathematical activities
QUESTION: Which of the following activities would be most appropriate to foster a fourth-
grade students skills in using mathematical language to communicate relationships and
concepts?
a. making a word problem for a classmate to solve that involves an application of the order of
operations
b. using flash cards to learn mathematical vocabulary and practice for a quiz
c. explaining why a procedure for multiplication works using place value and properties of
operations
d. reading and writing whole numbers up to one million in words and in number form -
ANSWER-c. explaining why a procedure for multiplication works using place value and
properties of operations
QUESTION: In alignment with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, elementary mathematics activities should:
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